Krill

 

KRILL FOREVER KRILL FOREVER KRILL FOREVER

Krill was a punk / post punk / DIY / fucking awesome band formed in 2010 and ending in 2015 with the band members as follows: Jonah Furman - Vocals / bass, Aaron Ratoff - Guitar, and Luke Pyenson - Drums.

I can't tell you how much I love and admire this band, these guys did DIY the right way, making music that is meaningful and thought provoking through ear blasting music that hits you in your chest, they also donated to multiple non profits throughout the band's lifetime and are advocates for equality and it shows through their lyrics as well as their actions.

these guys unfortunately broke up in 2015 as said above but they are still Boston legends and have a huge cult following surrounding them. I can't remember off the top of my head too much info about the members besides the obvious one that Jonah is the younger brother of Ezra Furman (yes the one you're thinking of), Ezra Furman of Ezra Furman and the Harpoons which is another phenomenal band I most likely won't be covering on this blog. Luke Pyenson is now the drummer of Frankie Cosmos which is notable and also cool.

below I'm including Krill's Discography as well as a spotify link to their new band "Knot" which shares the same members, with the exception of Luke.

Enjoy! Especially Lucky Leaves which is my fav album by them; and don't forget ....

KRILL FOREVER KRILL FOREVER KRILL FOREVER KRILL FOREVER

Alam no Hris (2012)

1. Dumbass In A Pair Of Shorts

2. Piranha Girl

3. 32 Teeth

4. Kyle

5. Solitaire

6. Slug

7. Kissipaw

8. I Am The Cherry

9. Sick Dogs (For Jake)

10. Self-Hate Will Be The Death Of Youth Culture

11. Wet Dog

12. Coolant

13. Maximal Being

Lucky Leaves (2013)

1. Theme From Krill

2. Never A Joke

3. Sick Dogs (For Ian)

4. Purity Of Heart

5. This Morning

6. My Boy

7. Opressor

8. Street Level

9. Tetherball

10. Infinite Power

11. Theme From Kill (Reprise)

Steve Hears Pile in Malden And Bursts Into Tears (2014)

1. Steve Hears Pile in Malden And Bursts Into Tears

2. Sweet Death

3. Turd

4. Unbounded Nameless Future

5. Fresh Pond

Krill / LVL UP/ Ovlov/ Radiator Hospital (2014 split)

1. Krill - Peanut Butter

2. LVL UP - Big Snow

3. Ovlov - Ohmu Shell

4. Radiator Hospital - Half Empty

5. Radiator Hospital - Now & Then

WOBC - LFSB 013: Krill (Live album 2014)

1. Steve Hears Pile in Malden And Bursts Into Tears

2. Sweet Death

3. Turd

4. Unbounded Nameless Future

5. Fresh Pond

A Distant Fist Unclenching (2015)

1. Phantom 

2. Foot

3. Fly

4. Torturer

5. Tiger

6. Mom

7. Squirrels

8. Brain Problems

9. It Ends

Krill (2016)

1. Meat 

2. Jubilee

3. The Void

4. Happy 

5. Billy

Songs Of Solidarity (Compilation) (2020)

1. Becky (previously unreleased Krill song)

Bandcamp

Spotify

Knot Bandcamp (new band

Knot Spotify 

Phallucy

 "Phallucy was a rock/alternative metal band from Sacramento, California. The band's drummer, Abe Cunningham, later became the drummer with the band Deftones, which is now a worldwide success. Phallucy has reunited three times, in 1999, 2001 and 2008 for the Chi Cheng Benefit Show in San Francisco along with Death Angel and other special guests."

- LastFM

Here's an interesting one, adding Phallucy of Sacramento, they themselves (Phallucy) only put out a single album "Valium" which in itself is a pretty great sounding album somewhere I'd rate between a 6 and a 7 which isn't too bad! The interesting parts is when looking at the members a little more closely, more specifically Abe Cunningham ; drummer for Phallucy and later drummer for the band "Deftones" as well as Sonny Mayugba (Guitarist) marrying Lynn Mayugba (lead singer) of the skirts and later giving birth to Violet Mayugba founder and lead guitar / vocalist for the Sacramento band "Destroy Boys" which I have actually had the opportunity to see multiple times throughout their career, the earliest being 2015 / 2016 if I remember correctly, somewhere in that time frame at least. Easy to say that music runs in the family, I also believe Abe C. filled in on drums for Destroy Boys some years ago, so that's nice. Below I'm adding the only release by Phallucy, enjoy

Phallucy - Valium (initial release is dated as 9/11/2001) unsure if that's true

1) Kristy

2) Naked Movie Star

3) Head

4) Cancer

5) Peaks

6) Box Song

7) Fingers

8) Ironsides

9) Needles

10) Coffee

11) Two Years

Fevered Pitch (2020 Updated)

"Fevered Pitch

Jacob Hanes - Electric Bass
Kenneth Kirk Daniels - Electric Guitar / Backing Voice
Anthony Salvini - Electric Guitar / Lead Voice
Nathan Rippey - Drums

Fevered Pitch came into being in the fall of 1996, and was the result of two sets of long time friends joining their musical forces together.

Right from the beginning, there existed a strong urge to do something different not only in the realm of hard music, but also in the bay area, where the band was/is based.

The town of Napa is known for wineries and scenic vistas, not for relentlessly unpredictable and challenging metalcore.

In fact, this was a major inspiration for the bands sound, although it made it hard for the band to fit on a bill with predictable nu-metal bands, which so proliferated the bay area (and still do!).

So it came to be that Fevered Pitch is a name uttered from the mouths of those in search of a refreshing change amongst the blandness that has settled over the land.

Gathering a good following in their hometown and spreading their gospel up through Seattle on multiple tours, the band then realized that the most important element release, their drummer, Rennie, had the good fortune of being accepted to a photography school in Santa Barbara, which he is pursuing at present.

Wanting to keep the focus on the core members, Fevered Pitch in current form is; Anthony on guitar and vocal cords, Ken on guitar, Jake on bass, and Nate on drums (ex-guitar).

As a band that has always strived to stay one step ahead of the pack, you can rely on their new material to uphold their ability to make you question not only what their doing, but subsequently what everyone else isn't doing."

- taken directly from FeveredPitch.com 2004 ~

Random tidbit, I tried digging into the history of this band and found some interesting info not very noteworthy as these people now have careers and don't do anything with this band anymore; the only noticeable thing is their drummer "Rennie" at the time this band was active was on his way to go to college to get a degree in photography, which he got! he works as a photographer now which is interesting because he shot photos for a band that i have yet to feature but is also no longer together. I love coincidences like that.

UPDATED BIO: 2020

Fevered Pitch was a band formed in Napa California in the late 1990s by Anthony Salvini (vox and later also guitar), Nate Rippey (guitar and then later drums), Rennie Solis (drums), Jake Hanes (bass) and eventually Ken Daniels (keyboards and then later guitar).

Their first and only LP was Emergency Test Patterns, which was recorded at Conscious Sound Recordings in San Rafael with Benjamin Grant Dupaw and released in 1999.  Other self released singles and eps would follow which were self produced and recorded, including the final release of the Hidden Words ep recorded by Nate at Laughing Tiger Productions in San Rafael CA in 2003.

The band would play many shows around the Bay Area and embarked on multiple tours of the Pacific Northwest as they developed their sound, which mutated from an early strain of groove metal (Deftones, Sepultura, Machine Head) to more of a metallic hardcore sound in the vein of the releases coming out on Hydrahead records at the time (botch, Cave In, Converge etc).

The members would reconfigure once with a change in instrumentation, before ultimately calling it a day in 2005.  All members have gone on to be involved in other projects (Tony and Nate with Mare Island, and currently with Ken as well in The Old Destroyer [singles out on itunes and other streaming services!], Rennie with Bough Breaks and Jake with Sinister Goldblum.  Other current projects include Ken Daniel’s solo release coming soon on streaming services and Nate’s current involvement in Night Boss.

note: this is the albums cover that I scanned but I also included scans of the back and inner inserts in case you're into that kinda stuff 

Fevered Pitch - Emergency Test Patterns (1999)

1. aux. in

2. rorschach

3. headunder

4. tunnel vision

5. deathstar

6. aux. out

7. sickwater

8. smokescreen

9. descendre

Interesting news! after a short wait I received an email from Nathan with a link to some B - Sides and also another link to a collection of live recorded songs at the legendary Burnt Ramen (R.I.P), I've been given permission to share these for the world to enjoy, so please enjoy!

I'm also including a collection of photos that I previously couldn't find before if you're into that 

A very special thank you once again to Nathan for taking the time to get back to me after several months and making sure I got these to share with you all, You're the man!

B-Sides

1. Dreadnought

2. Landescapes

Live at Burnt Ramen

1. Zoetrope

2. Dissillusionment

3. Metropolis Flickering

4. Dreadnaught

5. Deathstar

6. Pole Position

Hidden Words EP (2003)

1. Within Weeks

2. Get Beautiful

3. Save Your Breath

Fevered Photos (Collection of photos and promo material 1990's - 2003)